acoustic nerve tumor
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Acoustic neuroma — 1. A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… … Medical dictionary
Acoustic neuroma — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acoustic neuroma ICD10 = ICD10|C|72|4|c|69 ICD9 = ICD9|225.1 ICDO = ICDO|9560|0 Caption = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000778 eMedicineSubj = ent eMedicineTopic = 239 DiseasesDB = 100 MeshID = D009464 An acoustic neuroma,… … Wikipedia
Nerve sheath tumor — Classification and external resources ICD O: 9540 9570[1] MeSH D018317 A nerve sheath tumor … Wikipedia
Acoustic neurinoma — 1. A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… … Medical dictionary
tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a … Medical dictionary
nerve sheath tumor — a tumor of the myelin sheath, such as an acoustic neuroma or a schwannoma; called also sheath t … Medical dictionary
acoustic neuroma — noun : a nonmalignant usually slow growing tumor involving the Schwann cells of a vestibular nerve that may cause deafness, tinnitus, disturbance of the sense of balance, and serious complications if not treated … Useful english dictionary
Optic nerve glioma — Classification and external resources Magnetic resonance image of a large retrobulbar optic nerve tumor causing massive proptosis. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Neurinoma, acoustic — A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… … Medical dictionary
Neuroma, acoustic — A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… … Medical dictionary
